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Publication Ortmann (1925): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Ortmann, A.E. 1925. The naiad-fauna of the Tennessee River system below Walden Gorge. American Midland Naturalist 9: 321-372. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias carinatus (Barnes) = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Actinonaias carinatus gibba (Simpson) = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Actinonaias pectorosa (Conrad) = Ortmanniana pectorosa

Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata (Say) = Alasmidonta marginata

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) minor (Lea) = Pressodonta viridis

Amblema costata Rafinesque = Amblema plicata
+ Unio peruviana Lamarck, 1819

Anodonta grandis Say = Pyganodon grandis
+ Anodonta gigantea Lea, 1838

Anodonta imbecillis Say = Utterbackia imbecillis

Carunculina moesta (Lea) = Toxolasma lividum
+ Unio glans Lea, 1831
+ Unio corvunculus Lea, 1868

Carunculina moesta (Lea) = Toxolasma corvunculus

Carunculina moesta cylindrella (Lea) = Toxolasma cylindrellus

Carunculina parva (Barnes) = Toxolasma parvum

Conradilla caelata (Conrad) = Lemiox rimosus

Cumberlandia monodonta (Say)

Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque)

Cyclonaias tuberculata granifera (Lea) = Cyclonaias tuberculata

Cyprogenia aberti (Conr.)

Cyprogenia irrorata (Lea) = Cyprogenia stegaria

Dromus dromas (Lea)

Dromus dromas caperatus (Lea) = Dromus dromas

Dysnomia (Pilea) biemarginata (Lea) = Epioblasma biemarginata

Dysnomia (Pilea) capsaeformis (Lea) = Epioblasma capsaeformis

Dysnomia (Pilea) florentina (Lea) = Epioblasma florentina

Dysnomia (Pilea) florentina walkeri (Wilson & Clark) = Epioblasma walkeri

Dysnomia (Pilea) personata (Say) = Epioblasma personata

Dysnomia (Pilea) torulosa (Rafinesque) = Epioblasma torulosa

Dysnomia (Pilea) torulosa gubernaculum (Reeve) = Epioblasma gubernaculum

Dysnomia (Pilea) torulosa propinqua (Lea) = Epioblasma propinqua

Dysnomia (Pilea) turgidula (Lea) = Epioblasma turgidula

Dysnomia (s.s.) stewardsoni (Lea) = Epioblasma stewardsonii

Dysnomia (Scalenilla) haysiana (Lea) = Epioblasma haysiana

Dysnomia (Scalenilla) sulcata (Lea) = Epioblasma obliquata

Dysnomia (Scalenilla) sulcata delicata (Simpson) = Epioblasma rangiana

Dysnomia (Truncillopsis) arcaeformis (Lea) = Epioblasma arcaeformis

Dysnomia (Truncillopsis) brevidens (Lea) = Epioblasma brevidens

Dysnomia (Truncillopsis) lenior (Lea) = Epioblasma lenior

Dysnomia (Truncillopsis) metastriata (Conrad) = Epioblasma metastriata

Dysnomia (Truncillopsis) triquetra (Rafinesque) = Epioblasma triquetra

Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck)

Elliptio dilatatus (Rafinesque) = Eurynia dilatata

Fusconaia barnesiana (Lea) = Pleuronaia barnesiana
+ Unio meredithii Lea, 1858
+ Unio pudicus Lea, 1860

Fusconaia barnesiana bigbyensis (Lea) = Pleuronaia barnesiana

Fusconaia barnesiana tumescens (Lea) = Pleuronaia barnesiana
+ Unio crudus Lea, 1871

Fusconaia cuneolus (Lea)

Fusconaia cuneolus appressa (Lea) = Fusconaia cuneolus

Fusconaia ebenus (Lea) = Reginaia ebenus

Fusconaia edgariana (Lea) = Fusconaia cor

Fusconaia edgariana analoga (Ortmann) = Fusconaia cor

Fusconaia ozarkensis (Call)

Fusconaia subtrotunda [sic] (Lea) = Fusconaia subrotunda

Fusconaia succissa (Lea) = Pustulosa succissa

Lampsilis anodontoides (Lea) = Lampsilis teres

Lampsilis anodontoides fallaciosa (Smith) = Lampsilis teres

Lampsilis claibornensis (Lea) = Lampsilis straminea

Lampsilis fasciola (Rafinesque)

Lampsilis orbiculata (Hildreth) = Obovaria subrotunda

Lampsilis ovata (Say)

Lampsilis ovata ventricosa (Barnes) = Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes)

Lampsilis virescens (Lea)

Lasmigona (Alasminota) holstonia (Lea) = Alasminota holstonia

Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanata (Barnes) = Lasmigona complanata

Lasmigona (s.s.) costata (Rafinesque) = Lasmigona costata

Lastena lata (Rafinesque) = Hemistena lata

Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque) = Potamilus fragilis

Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque) = Potamilus leptodon

Lexingtonia dolabelloides (Lea) = Pleuronaia dolabelloides
+ Unio thorntonii Lea, 1857
+ Unio mooresianus Lea, 1857
+ Unio subglobatus Lea, 1871
+ Unio circumactus Lea, 1871

Lexingtonia dolabelloides conradi (Vanatta) = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Ligumia recta latissima (Rafinesque) = Ligumia recta

Medionidus conradicus (Lea)

Megalonaias gigantea (Barnes) = Megalonaias nervosa

Micromya fabalis (Lea) = Paetulunio fabalis

Micromya iris (Lea) = Cambarunio iris
+ Unio novieboraci Lea, 1838

Micromya lienosa (Conr.) = Leaunio lienosus

Micromya nebulosa (Conrad) = Cambarunio iris
+ Unio scitulus Lea, 1860
+ Unio planicostatus Lea, 1860

Micromya nebulosa (Conrad) = Cambarunio nebulosus

Micromya perpurpurea (Lea) = Venustaconcha trabalis

Micromya taeniata (Conrad) = Cambarunio taeniatus
+ Unio pictus Lea, 1834
+ Unio punctatus Lea, 1865

Micromya trabalis (Conrad) = Venustaconcha trabalis

Micromya vanuxemensis (Lea) = Leaunio vanuxemensis
+ Unio pybasii Lea, 1858

Micromya vanuxemensis umbrans (Lea) = Leaunio umbrans

Obliquaria reflexa Rafinesque

Obovaria (Pseudoön) olivaria (Rafinesque) = Obovaria olivaria

Obovaria (s.s.) retusa (Lamarck) = Obovaria retusa

Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda (Rafinesque) = Obovaria subrotunda
+ Unio circulus Lea, 1829

Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda lens (Lea) = Obovaria subrotunda

Pegias fabula (Lea)

Plagiola lineolata (Rafinesque) = Ellipsaria lineolata

Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea)

Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque)

Pleurobema clava (Lamarck)

Pleurobema cordatum (Rafinesque)

Pleurobema cordatum catillus (Conrad) = Pleurobema sintoxia
+ Unio solidus Lea, 1838

Pleurobema cordatum plenum (Lea) = Pleurobema plenum

Pleurobema cordatum pyramidatum (Lea) = Pleurobema sintoxia

Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad)

Pleurobema oviforme argenteum (Lea) = Pleurobema oviforme

Pleurobema oviforme holstonense (Lea) = Pleurobema oviforme

Proptera alata (Say) = Potamilus alatus

Proptera laevissima (Lea) = Potamilus ohiensis

Proptera purpurata (Lam.) = Potamilus purpuratus

Ptychobranchus fasciolare (Rafinesque) = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Ptychobranchus greeni (Conr.) = Ptychobranchus greenii

Ptychobranchus occidentale (Conr.) = Ptychobranchus occidentalis

Ptychobranchus subtentum (Say) = Ptychobranchus subtentus

Quadrula cylindrica (Say) = Theliderma cylindrica

Quadrula intermedia (Conrad) = Theliderma metanevra
+ Unio tuberosus Lea, 1840

Quadrula intermedia (Conrad) = Theliderma intermedia

Quadrula metanevra (Rafinesque) = Theliderma metanevra

Quadrula pustulosa (Lea) = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque)

Quadrula quadrula fragosa (Conrad) = Quadrula fragosa

Quadrula verrucosa (Rafinesque)

Strophitus rugosus (Swainson) = Strophitus undulatus

Truncilla donaciformis (Lea)

Truncilla truncata Rafinesque